Stirling and Clackmannan women's county championship

Louise and Alison on collision course at Braehead

Top seed Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) and title-holder Alison Davidson (Stirling) won their opening ties fairly comfortably to teach the quarter-finals of the Stirling and Clackmannan women's county championship at Braehead.
They are in the same half of the draw.
Macgregor, winner of the title four years in a row from 2010 to 2013, lost to former Curtis Cup player Davidson by 3 and 2 in last year's final.

TONIGHT'S RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

Louise Macgregor (Falkirk) bt Mhairi Hall (Bathgate) 4 and 3
Tricia Chillas (Stirling) bt Lesley Gibb (West Lothian) at 20th
Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) bt Elizabeth Goodwin (Glenbervie) 2 holes
Alison Davidson (Stirling) bt Winifred MacCallum (Falkirk) 6 and 5.
Christine Sikora (Braehead) bt Sarah Walker (Braehead) 2 holes.
Claire Capocci (Bridge of Allan) bt Margaret Tough (Glenbervie) 3 and 2,
Elaine Allison (Stirling) bt Margo Gardner (Linlithgow) 4 and 3.
Laura Bissett (Braehead) bt Fiona Wait (Bathgate) 4 and 2

WEDNESDAY'S QUARTER-FINALS

5.15pm start
Macgregor v Chillas

Allan v Davidson 

Sikora v Capocci

Allison v Bissett

Lesley Lloyd beats Fiona Norris at 19th in  Lanarkshire final at East Kilbride REPORT FROM JEAN MACINTYRE On a nice sunny afternoon at East Kilbride GC, Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) won her second Lanarkshire women's county championship. Her previous victory was in 1997. This was Lloyd's seventh appearance in the final. After a very close final, in which there was never more than one hole in it, Lesley beat Fiona Norris (Hamilton) at the 19th. Fiona birdied the first to go one up. The next three holes were halved in pars. Lesley won the fifth with a par but Fiona birdied the ninth to go one up again.  Lesley immediately squared the match by winning the 10th while Fiona again went one up at the 11th but Lesley won the 12th.  The 13th was halved. Fiona won the 14th and remained one  up through 17. Lesley won the long par 5 18th  to square the match and then won the first extra hole when Fiona found a bunker with her second shot and failed to get up and down. Both played well and scored two over par for the 18 holes. In the morning's semi-finals Lloyd bt the 2008 champion, Susan Wood (Drumpellier) by 2 and 1. Norris, five times county champion since 1992 (when she was Fiona McKay), bt Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 4 and 2 in the other semi-final. It will be Lloyd's seventh county final. She won the title in 1997. Nora Wilson (Strathaven) won the Bronze Championship, beating Margaret Marshall (Wishaw) 5 and 4 in the final SCRATCH Semi-finals Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) bt Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 2 and 1. Fiona Norris (Hamilton) bt Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 4 and 2. Final Lloyd bt Norris at 19th.  HANDICAP Final Nora Wilson (Strathaven) bt Margaret Marshall (Wishaw) 5 and 4.

Left to right: Margaret Marshall, Nora Wilson, Lesley Lloyd and Fiona Norris. Pictures by courtesy of Jean Macintyre.

 Top seed Sue Penman through to East Lothian last four, defending champ Mary Lou too

REPORT FROM BARBARA BIGGART

Today at Longniddry Golf Club the morning was dry and though windy there were pleasant conditions during the day. 

Sue Penman, the first seed, won comfortably this morning against Marie Young.  Mary Lou Watkins, the reigning champion, won through to the semi finals, beating Janet Fairweather in the morning and Kay Lannin in the afternoon

 Dawn Young had a close match against Sarah Stichbury in the morning, winning at the 18^th,  but she lost to Sue Penman in the afternoon 4 and 3.  

 Liz Dunn Butler had a convincing win in the morning against Gail McKill and beat Stacey Cameron in the afternoon 

 Pam Hall lost out to Cynthia Guthrie in the morning.

 After beating Lilias McNicoll in the morning Jane Herd went through to the semi final after a closely contested match against Cynthia, which went to the 19^th hole.

SCRATCH

FIRST ROUND

Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies) bt Marie Young (North Berwick) 8 and 7

Dawn Young (North Berwick) bt Sarah Stichbury (Gullane Ladies) 1 hole.

Liz Dunn Butler (Gullane Ladies) bt Gail McKill (Gullane Ladies) 7 and 6

Stacey Cameron (Gullane Ladies) bt Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) 1 hole.

Kay Lannin (Craigielaw) bt Dorothy Thomson (Gullane Ladies) 4 and 3

Mary Lou Watkins (Gullane Ladies) bt Janet Fairweather (Musselburgh) 6 and 4

Cynthia Guthrie (Gullane Ladies) bt Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh) 6 and 5

Jane Herd (Musselburgh) bt Lilias McNicoll (Gullane Ladies)  2 and 1

 QUARTER-FINALS

Penman bt D Young 4 and 3.

Dunn Butler bt Cameron 4 and 3.

Watkins bt Lannin 7 and 6

Herd bt Guthrie at 19th.

 HANDICAP QUAICH

The Handicap Quaich as ever was keenly contested and resulted in a final tomorrow between two North Berwick members, Sue Murray who won her semi final against Liz Edwards by two holes,  and Lesley Ross who beat Carol Murray  3 and 1.

QUARTER-FINALS
Liz Edwards (Musselburgh) (26) bt Janette Buchanan (Musselburgh) (22) 2 holes.
Sue Murray (North Berwick) (25) bt Ann Blundell (Musselburgh) (16) 6 and 5.
Carol Murray (North Berwick) (20) bt Seline Stewart (Musselburgh) 6 and 5.
Lesley Ross (North Berwick) bt Wendy Thummamond (Gullane Ladies) (16) 2 and 1.
SEMI-FINALS
Sue Murray bt Liz Edwards 2 holes.
Ross bt Carol Murray 3 and 1.

Alice Hewson leads LGU Order of Merit table

Alice Hewson (Berkhamsted Golf Club, Herts) is the new leader of the Ladies Golf Union Order of Merit, ahead of US college students Hayley Davis (Baylor, Texas) and Meghan MacLaren (Florida International), writes Colin Farquharson.
The standings were updated on the LGU website on April 30.
The top two in the LGU Order of Merit, if not already in the top four of the Women's World Amateur Rankings, will gain automatic selection to the Great Britain and Ireland team of nine for the Vagliano Trophy match against the holders, the Continent of Europe, at Malone Golf Club, Belfast on Friday-Saturday, June 26-27.
The GB and I team will be finalised on Friday, May 29 when the LGU selection panel will meet to add three "wild cards" to the top four eligible players from the WWAGR and the leading two eligible players in the LGU Order of Merit.  
+Alice Hewson is pictured with the Lawson Trophy she won at last year's St Rule Trophy tournament at St Andrews.



TOP 50 IN LGU ORDER
 OF MERIT TABLE
(last updated April 30)

1  +1 

Alice Hewson (ENG)

2  +1 

Hayley Davis (ENG)

3  +1 

Meghan MacLaren (ENG)

4  +1 

Inci Mehmet (ENG)

5  +2 

Becky Harries (WAL)

6

Bronte Law (ENG)

7  -6 

Connie Jaffrey (SCO)

8  +1 

Chloe Williams (WAL)

9  -1 

Paula Grant (IRL)

10  +1 

Olivia Mehaffey (IRL)

11  +4 

Gemma Clews (ENG)

12  +2 

Bethan Popel (ENG)

13  -1 

Chloe Ryan (IRL)

14  -1 

Samantha Giles (ENG)

15  +1 

Gabrielle MacDonald (SCO)

16  +2 

Mary Doyle (IRL)

17  -7 

Eilidh Briggs (SCO)

18  +4 

Poppy Finlay (ENG)

19  +1 

Dulcie Sverdloff (ENG)

20  +6 

Annabel Bailey (ENG)

21  +2 

Bethany Garton (ENG)

22  +4 

Cloe Frankish (ENG)

23  +11 

Lianna Bailey (ENG)

24  +1 

Emma O'Driscoll (IRL)

25  -1 

Kerry Smith (ENG)

26  +14 

Olivia Winning (ENG)

27  -10 

Lauren Whyte (SCO)

27  +15 

Sophie Keech (ENG)

29

Sophie Lamb (ENG)

30  -11 

Amy Farrell (IRL)

31  -2 

Emily Slater (ENG)

32  +20 

Niamh McSherry (IRL)

33  -12 

Maria Dunne (IRL)

34  -3 

India Clyburn (ENG)

35  +1 

Chelsea Masters (ENG)

35  +1 

Georgina Mundy (ENG)

35  -7 

Ailsa Summers (SCO)

38  -2 

Jessica Ross (IRL)

39  +10 

Lauren Horsford (ENG)

40  +4 

Samantha Fuller (ENG)

40  +3 

Gemma Dryburgh (SCO)

42  -1 

Jessica Schiele (ENG)

43  +19 

Eloise Healey (ENG)

44  -8 

Ellie Goodall (ENG)

45  +3 

Kate Bradbury (WAL)

46  -12 

Rochelle Morris (ENG)

46  +3 

Lauren Hillier (WAL)

48  +3 

Lucy Goddard (ENG)

49  -17 

Hollie Vizard (ENG)

50  -6 

Sinead Sexton (IRL)